We had a great visit with Anna today! When she was first brought into the room she immediately started crying, really crying! She clung to her caregiver for dear life, it surprised me some, even though I had been warned that she may not remember us. In my mind I have replayed this day over and over, and anticipated it for over 4 months. Of course she is too young to recall those brief days we had with her way back in December, so we were strangers again to her. I finally was able to hold her and her caregiver left the room. She cried for a few more minutes but then was able to be soothed, unless she caught a glimpse of Ryan! It took her about 30 minutes until Ryan was able to bribe her with some Cheerios and get her to not be afraid of him. By the end of our time with her she was laughing, walking all over, and even went up to Ryan to have him hold her:-) She is so beautiful and doing very well. It is amazing how much she has developed in the last 4 months. She is now walking all over the place, has adorable soft curly hair (of course with a HUGE bow in it!) and we were able to see more of her sweet personality. The long awaited reunion was awesome!
We got a solid 12 hours sleep last night which was very much needed after going without for over 30 hours the previous days. We had time to do laundry, take a walk, read and rest up for the day. It was sunny and in the 30's most of the day which isn't too bad. We were brought to the orphanage later in the afternoon. The ride there and back was non-stop preparation for court tomorrow. Ryan gets to do most of the talking before the judge tomorrow so he was grilled on a multitude of questions. Please pray for us as we appear before the judge and the adoption is granted or denied (our court will begin at 6pm Monday west coast time). We are trusting God that we will officially be Anna's parents as of tomorrow!
We have enjoyed Skyping with our family and are very thankful for technology that has allowed us to see our kiddos back home. We are missing them so much and know that we have a long wait ahead of us until we are finally all together.
We will post again tomorrow after court!
4 comments:
We're praying for you to have the words you need for court. I know you all will be so relieved when that is over. Praying you will have sweet visits with your little one and that your wait will go quickly for you.
heather
Praying today that court goes well! God will give you the words and get you to your little girl soon!
we will be praying for you tonight at 6pm!!
Hi Amy and Ryan
We are so excited about little Anna. Our family is growing and growing ~ Eric and Lori had their baby last Wed ~ Adelaide Noel - 8lbs 2oz. She is adorable! Praying for you today. Love, Aunt Suzie
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